Sports and fitness in Brisbane: your complete guide

Brisbane's sporting culture is shaped by the river corridors, the subtropical climate that supports outdoor activity year-round, and the major stadiums that host the NRL, AFL, cricket, and the upcoming 2032 Olympic Games infrastructure that is already reshaping the city's sporting geography.

Running and cycling — the river trails — the Brisbane River trail network provides more than 70 kilometres of connected path through the inner city and inner suburbs, with the Bicentennial Bikeway (North Quay to Toowong), the South Bank Riverside, and the New Farm Riverwalk creating the primary active transport and fitness corridors for the running, cycling, and inline skating communities.

AFL Brisbane Lions — the Lions' home ground at the Gabba brings the national football code to Brisbane with a passionate following that has grown since the club's three successive premierships in 2001-2003. Tickets are available and the atmosphere at Gabba day games in the Queensland autumn is the best mainstream sporting experience in the city.

Indoor rock climbing — Brisbane's indoor climbing gyms (Rocksports at Geebung, Urban Climb in the CBD and Newstead) provide the bouldering, sport climbing, and fitness programming that the sport's explosion in participation has made a standard urban fitness offering. Urban Climb's Newstead location is among the largest climbing gyms in Australia.

Surfing — Snapper Rocks and Coolangatta — the drive south to the Gold Coast delivers the Superbank at Snapper Rocks, one of the world's most famous point breaks, and the learning beach at Greenmount that make the Coolangatta strip the primary surfing destination for Brisbane's surfing population.

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